The Early Rivalry

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The Early Rivalry

• Portugal and Spain in the Age of Exploration

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Bell Ringer

• Monopoly?
• How do you win?
• The new monopoly board

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Today

• Portugal begins discovery
• Spain becomes a player
• A rivalry begins

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The Exploration World

• Cartographers?

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Discovery Begins

• Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)
• Early 1400s
• Sparked by some victories in Northern Africa

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Why Portugal?

• Geography
• Location
• Silk Road? (Next Slide)
• Ship-Building
• Carrack
• Caravel
• New-found unity
• Defeat of Muslims

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The Ottoman Influence
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Why did they go?

• Spice Trade
• Cinnamon, Nutmeg, cloves, pepper
• Why spices?
• Spice Islands
• Crusading Spirit
• Prince Henry the Navigator
• Conversion
• Desire for power

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Context Question

• Imagine that you are in charge of stocking Prince
  Henry the Navigators ship. Remember, he is
  sailing into unknown lands, with unknown weather,
  and unknown peoples.
• What are the top three things you would take? (2
  minutes)

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How do they get there?

• Coastal Outposts
• Colonies
• By force
• How do you think Asian peoples responded to
  Portuguese influence?

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Why Spain?

• No more Muslim distractions
• Reconquista
• Increase Wealth
• Spread Christianity

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A New PlayerSpain

• Christopher Columbus
• Italian
• Wanted help from Portuguesedenied
• Ferdinand and Isabella
• Problems
• Size of World
• Continents
• Discovers America?

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The Path of Columbus
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The Line of Demarcation

• Decided by the pope (1493)
• West of lineSpain
• East of linePortugal

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• Future goals of Exploration
• Northwest Passage
• Circumnavigation

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Summarize

• Portugals role in the Age of Exploration
• Spains role in the Age of Exploration

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In the Future

• Other European nations will join the game
• Europeans will interact with empires and native
  peoples
• Global interdependence begins